Reviews
Heart and Soul
Better known for bass playing than for his equally natural singing ability, Clinton Fearon reflects on his career with legendary...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2013
The Devil’s Lentil Soup
London-based, German-born violinist Gundula Gruen has long been a shining star in the UK’s Balkan music scene. Her huge musical...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2013
Musiques Métisses: 40 Ans de Festival d’Angoulême
Taking stock on anniversary dates can be a fastidious, thankless task. Retrospective world music albums are often designed as commercial...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2015
Aguas
Pitched somewhere between ambient, jazz and Latin lounge, this collaborative album works quietly and slowly, pianist Omar Sosa building spacious...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Viva Africando
I don’t know if anybody makes serious money out of the Africando operation, but apart from its musical excellence, the...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Anatolian Dances
It is interesting to see and hear how Turkish wedding dances have changed over the years. From slow and decorous...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: November/2021
Félix Lajkó & Vołosi
The opening of this album sounds like you've stumbled into an astonishing cadenza in the middle of a violin concerto....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2019
Live at the BBC
Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson
Richard Thompson fans require deep pockets. This is not the first box-set to concentrate on the man's extensive oeuvre, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Maya Maya
Hailing from Gao and living in Bamako, Oumar Konaté is part of a new generation of young Malian artists making...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2016
